• Significant leadership opportunity
• New career opening
• Niche, international organisation

Committed to ending poverty on an international scale, this Christian aid organisation is seeking a senior Fundraising Executive/COO with a passion for driving teams and strategy. Playing a key role within the executive leadership team, you will assist and support the CEO on a number of key strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities will include:

• Drive, direct and lead with energy, passion, and enthusiasm
• Collaborate and work in close partnership with the CEO to enhance the organisation’s capability and capacity
• Direct, mentor and drive senior teams across International Programs, Community Engagement, Advocacy and Strategic Relations to ensure maximum effectiveness
• Develop, implement and deliver on organisational strategy as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team
• Develop and communicate to a high level with internal and external stakeholders with honesty and openly
• Deliver highly effective decision making and problem solving
• Contribute to the development of a collaborative and consultative culture
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives across the business
• Ensure regulatory compliance and best practice standards adhered to
• Set and manage department budgets and strategy
• Develop and advance key stakeholder relationships at an international and local level
• Visit overseas programs and partners, provide high level of support in areas of networking, crisis management and program development
• Develop and advance key stakeholder relationships with ACFID, DFAT, Church leaders and other networks

Successful criteria:

• Proven track record of success as a CEO/COO senior Fundraising Leader
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications
• Superior and effective, energetic leadership, communication, collaboration, decision making and problem-solving skills
• NGO industry experience
• Superior people management, strong ability to coach and mentor senior managers
• Proven track record of success delivering strategy and operational outcomes
• Decisive, proactive and results driven
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders in the NGO space
• Proactive, dynamic and results driven
• Able to act and deliver at a strategic and “hands on” level

Significant leadership challenge, here is your chance to contribute and make a real difference working for a progressive organisation and dynamic young executive management team.